Finite-size effects on the self-force

Yi Zen Chu, Klaountia Pasmatsiou, Glenn D. Starkman

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Abstract

Electromagnetic and linear gravitational radiation do not solely propagate on the null cone in 3+1 dimensions in curved spacetimes, contrary to their well-known behavior in flat spacetime. Their additional propagation inside the null cone is known as the tail effect. A compact body will produce a signal whose tail will interact with its future worldline, thus producing a tail-induced self-force. We present new results for the tail-induced scalar, electromagnetic, and gravitational self-force for a test mass in orbit around a central mass, including effects from the internal structure of that body.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104020
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume101
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2020

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